The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's independent music venues.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in big venues supports the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize among several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they donated their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
